It began in 2001 on Echo, New York’s premiere online discussion salon with a “Question of the Day”. That day’s question was “What is your earliest childhood memory?” Within minutes I posted three stories and fellow Echoid Ellen Tarlow responded “You should make these into a series of animations!” and the idea was planted. The earliest episodes were completed in the spring of 2002 and it was developed into a series in the fall of 2003, with the structural constraint that each animation had to be completed in an afternoon. The series ran online for two years. It has been broadcast, screened and featured at: - "Vivid Wonders of a Startled Imagination", MCLA Gallery51 North Adams, MA (2009) - Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation (2007) - The Independent Film Channel: MediaLab Uploaded - Featured Director(2006) - San Diego Comic-Con's Film Festival (2006) - "Dear Diary - The Autobiographical Comics Show", Athens Institute of Contemporary Art, Athens GA (2006) - Woodstock Museum Film Festival (2006) - Serializer.net showcase (2005)
In this episode my father sends me postcards from faraway places.
In this episode, we love the remarkable poetry inside our autograph books.
In this episode, we play an uncomfortable game called "Comfortable Positions".
In this episode I worship my older sister.
In this episode Francis has an accident on a school trip to the aquarium.
In this episode, Cecilia is a queen and Francis and I are her royal subjects.
In this episode we take a boat ride under the Niagara Falls
In this episode, Francis adores his Joe Namath football helmet.
In this episode, I remember our childhood dog, a dachsund named Missy Baralocci Von Neesen.